#Ffxiv change sound output windows

Razer Surround just manages your sound devices, kinda virtualizes them so even though you're doing stuff like muting/changing devices, FFXIV continues to see 'Razer Audio Device' and doesn't have a problem. Or use something like Razer's Surround from To fix this, you can restart the FFXIV client (this is also the 'solution' for those using USB headphones/mics or anything where the 'default audio device' is changed). then you probably won't get this problem. If FFXIV was written to just use 'Windows Sound'. Which FFXIV ignores and so you lose sound. At this point FFXIVACTPlugin.dll should be enabled in Plugins > Plugin Listing. Click Next to move to Startup Settings, then Close to accept the default settings and finish the startup wizard. Select Yes to configure ACT logs for FFXIV. The 'Mute the rear output device when front headphone is plugged in' option just mutes the speakers.ДЇor your Realtek, it virtually switches the audio device. ACT will ask if it will be used for Final Fantasy XIV. When you plug in both speakers and headphones into a Sound Blaster, the card takes the output sound and just splits it between the two. This isn't a problem if you are using a sound card like Creative's Sound Blaster. When you start FFXIV, it detects the output device/Speaker and configures itself to use this. and here you set your output device to 'Speaker', with 'Mute the rear output device when front headphone is plugged in'. Start вЂ“> Control Panel вЂ“> Hardware and Sound вЂ“> Realtek HD Audio Manager

Still, I'm guessing this is a Realtek device, with a front/back analog panel. I might need more information or even screenshots of your sound device. Then again, when was the last time you saw a tweak guide for audio? Most players use the equivalent of those white iApple headphones and think that's good. Some folks are still living in the 90s ^-^ and haven't coded their games to handle 'USB sound cards / headphones'. Configure that for your audio-in, and use the non-USB headphones for audio-out. If you still want a mic, you can get those USB 'mic' only (or just cut the headphones out). (what actually happens is audio is sent out via BOTH speakers and headphones but you can configure it so speakers get muted.) You can use the auto-mute function so that when you plug in your headphones, audio-out comes through your headphones but not the speakers.

#Ffxiv change sound output windows

The other apps you mentioned rely on Windows which does handle things like this on the fly.ДЄlternatively, you can use non-USB headphones. The game enumerates stuff when it starts, not on the fly. the ones that actually have a sound card built-in? You're using those 'USB headphones', i.e.